An Anchorage representative and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska are teaming up to support two privacy bills. The bills are aimed at protecting students and employees from having to provide access to personal social media accounts under coercion or threat.
A national movement to increase data privacy includes the planned introduction of bills in 16 states addressing private email access, electronic devices belonging to students and social media protections for students and employees
In Alaska, Anchorage Democratic Rep. Andy Josephson says he plans to introduce two bills within the week. One would prohibit schools from coercing students into providing access to personal social media accounts and another would put the same limitation on employers.
